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Friday, March 8, 2019
Vol. 7, No. 10
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Morley Park to get $3M from county Will introduce live entertainment area, restore concessions booth BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN Christopher Morley Park in Roslyn will be getting a $3 million set of upgrades, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and other officials announced at Wantagh Park Tuesday morning, as part of a larger $15 million park revitalization plan. Curran said the initiative, with items ranging from investments in better lighting and pickleball courts to refurbished playgrounds and buildings, is designed to increase recreational options, fix up community spaces and boost the appeal of Nassau County. “When we talk about improving parks in Nassau County, we’re really talking about improving the lives of our residents,” Curran said. “Park maintenance and enhancement is key to making Nassau County a better place to live, work and, most importantly, play.”
The plan also involves consolidating the Department of Public Work’s projects, officials said, rather than having them scattered throughout the county capital plan. “Now what we’re trying to do is identify comprehensive projects for a specific park rather than piecemeal individual capital projects,” said Brian Schneider, the deputy county executive for public works. “We’re trying to view it almost as a master plan for each park.” Schneider pointed out that funding for park projects can vary widely from year to year, so it’s difficult to compare to past years, but said this marks a “significant insurgence of funding.” In the case of Christopher Morley Park in Roslyn, Curran highlighted plans to restore an old concession building by 2020 and create an entertainment area in another part of the park for concerts, movies, and Continued on Page 73
PHOTO BY TERI WEST
A pianist plays on stage in My Father’s Place in The Roslyn Hotel during a networking event after last Thursday’s ribbon cutting.
Chamber celebrates Roslyn Hotel upgrades BY T E R I W EST “It seems like Roslyn is becoming the cool place,” Nassau County Executive Laura Curran proclaimed at the newly renovated Roslyn Hotel last
week. With the addition of both a supper club and restaurant and now the finishing touches of a redone lobby and new front patio, The Roslyn Hotel has undergone major changes
in the last year. To top it all off, the Roslyn Chamber of Commerce held a customary ribbon cutting last Thursday evening, with a guest appearance from the Continued on Page 73
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